Rhythm For Sale is the true story of a poverty stricken God fearing Alabama pickaninny boy named Leonard Harper who danced for pennies and food then grew up to conquer and desegregate Broadway while dominating the nightclub floor show world of entertainment in the 1920's and 1930's. Rhythm For Sale concludes with the dramatic elements behind Leonard Harper's ruinous downfall as he's stuck in the world of small Harlem nightclubs leading to his climactic death. As told by his grandson Grant Harper Reid. "Clearly Leonard Harper was just about the most important contributor to the entertainment mystique that enveloped Harlem in the 1920's and 1930's. He essentially invented the nightclub floorshow, Harlem style that everyone, uptown and down, then emulated. He was apparently one of the great dancers of his generation and one hell of a stage director and choreographer. Without him, I doubt we would have Broadway musicals as we know them today." Barry Singer author of Black And Blue: The Life And Lyrics Of Andy Razaf. "Harper's extraordinary accomplishments as an artist and innovator spanned the worlds of vaudeville, cabaret, burlesque and Broadway musical comedy. As a dancer, choreographer and studio owner, he coached many of the country's leading performers, including Ruby Keller, Fred and Adele Astaire and the Marx Brothers. As a nightclub and Broadway producer, he counted Billie Holiday, Ethel Waters, Duke Ellington, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and Count Basie among his colleagues. He introduced Louis Armstrong and cab Calloway to New York show business, and worked with Mae West, Josephine Baker, Lena Horne, Fats Waller and Eubie Blake. Harper is also remembered as a pioneer who integrated the all-white Shubert touring circuit and directed Hot Chocolates' the first ever Broadway production with an all-black creative team." Jed Bernstein former Executive Director of LIVE Broadway.